Doug Grady is President of High Achievers Network. Doug has been studying and teaching the pathways to personal potential for over 20 years.

Do It Anyway | #JOC BLOG

I recently had the good fortune of hearing Atlanta author/trainer, Doug Grady, speak at a business luncheon with his main theme:  Do It Anyway!  He gave credit to his dad for using this expression over and over again during his growing up years.  And while, at the time, the reminder became annoying as it would to any of us, the lessons Doug learned strengthened and empowered him to this day.  I thought a lot about this expression since then and can easily recall  numerous times  I chose not to do something simply because I didn’t feel like it.  Haven’t we all?  I just don’t feel like going to the gym.  I can’t get myself energized to go to the networking event.  I know I need to make those follow up calls.  I’ve been meaning to clean up my desk.  It’s so much easier to make excuses than it is to do something when our heart isn’t in it.  Well, if you had Doug’s dad as your guide, you’d be doing what you don’t feel like doing anyway.   Several years ago, I was engaged in a coaching program and the instructor had the following acronym which he expressed often:  MOM:  Mind Over Mattress!  I can tell you that getting up and out the door early (when you work from home)  to head to the gym is not easy!  I often say to myself: today is a MOM day!  And, off I go.  So, whether it’s Do It Anyway or MOM – you are always in choice as to how you show up, what you want to accomplish and how you feel about yourself.  Demonstrating  integrity is doing what you say you’re going to do – for yourself or others.  Create the habit of doing what you know will empower you to achieve greater results.   Start now. 

Do What You Say You’re Going To Do Remember the two ways you were disciplined growing up? The first was the “threat”. “If you don’t do your homework, you can’t go out and play.” The other one was a “reward”. “If you do your homework, we’ll go out for ice cream.” The end result in
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Move Forward, Not Backward It’s bad enough when I beat myself up for my shortcomings. When someone else decides to beat me up, that’s another issue. The fact is that once something we’ve said or done is over, regardless of how we handled ourselves, it’s over. We can’t turn back the clock, redo one’s behavior,
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A major key to successful communication is active listening.   Hearing and listening are not the same.  Hearing is the physical part of any communication.  Listening is allowing your emotional mind to be receptive.  Listening involves more than simply hearing.  It requires you to get mentally involved with the person and with what is being communicated.
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Did you procrastinate? Didn’t send Holiday Cards? Need to send Thank You cards? Actually, sending cards now can get you noticed (and in a positive way). Instead of your card getting lost in the shuffle of the busy Holiday season, sending a heartfelt personal card for the New Year is surely to make your greeting
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Action counts! Excuses are not an option. You’ve heard it before: “Attitude is everything”. “It’s not what happens to you that matters; it’s how your mind looks at what happens. Life is about “attitude”.